Two weeks ago Murtaza Ahmadi was living in rural Afghanistan and wearing a Lionel Messi shirt made from a grocery bag. Now, after a brush with viral fame, he's headed to Spain to meet his idol.

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg - FC Barcelona v Manchester United - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain ... a lot when people whistle (whistle) at Messi.

Messi, the Inter Miami player and former FC Barcelona forward, is named as chairman of Edificio Rostower Socimi’s board in documents published by the Portfolio Stock Exchange, a European alternative ...

The hallowed shirt had been occupied by Ansu Fati since late 2021, with reports spreading that the Spain international would have handed it back to Messi if ... number 14 made famous by Johan ...

There's even a now famous photo, which re-emerged over the summer as Lamine led Spain to a record fourth Euros win in Germany, of Messi appearing to "bless" a six-month old baby Lamine in the late ...